Curriculum Vitae
1994: M.S., Art Education, Florida International University
1980: B.A., Art Education, Florida Atlantic University
1980-2011: Broward County Art Educator, K-12, including mentoring university interns.
Professional Memberships:
Surface Design Association
Fiber Art Miami
Florida Printmakers
6 Hands Collaborative
Awards, Grants, Residencies
2018-2022 Artist in Residence/ Teaching Artist Bailey Contemporary Art, Pompano
2023 Broward County Mi-Tier Artist Support Grant
2021 Broward County Artist Support Grant
2018 First Place, Clay, Glass, Metal, Stone Gallery
Third Place, Elegant Threads, Lighthouse Center for the Arts
2017 First Place, Elegant Threads, Lighthouse Center for the Arts
Honorable Mention, Fiber Art Florida, Florida CraftArt Gallery ,
2015 Third Place, Loxahatchee Visions
Judge’s Merit, National Association of Women Artists. Florida Chapter
2014 Broward County Creative Investment Grant.
2013 First Place, “Quick Draw” at Broward Art Guild
2012 Selected by Broward County Public Art and Design Committee for solo exhibit: at Lee Wagener Gallery.
Broward County Creative Investment Grant.
Honorable Mention, “Made in Florida” Florida Craftsmen
2011 State Teachers Artist Residency; Florida Alliance for Arts Education; Hermitage Artist Retreat, Englewood, Florida
2001 ACE (Arts for a Complete Education) Grant, Florida Alliance for Arts Education
EXHIBITION HISTORY
Solo, Small Group and Invitational Exhibits (*solo exhibit; **served as curator)
2023 Boundless Palace Frank C. Otis Art Gallery, Pembroke Pines
My Backyard Eden (solo Sample McDougald House, Pompano
Oceans Away Gallery One DoubleTree Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale
Charity Art Exhibit South Florida Symphony, Tower Club, Ft. Laud.
The Art of Leaving a Mark Miami Dade College Art Gallery, Hialeah
2022 Water, Water Everywhere Biscayne National Park
The Thread that Connects Us Studio 18, Pembroke Pines
Listening to the Sky* Bailey Contemporary Art
Mystic Nature Frank C. Otis Art Gallery, Pembroke Pines
2021 Stitched Lighthouse Center for the Arts, Tequesta, FL
Connecting Threads* Palm Beach Gardens Art in Public Places
2020 Speaking Volumes** Wilton Manors, FL
2019 Sheer Intuition* Bailey Contemporary Art
In Exchange FAT Village Project Space, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
PENTA Pompano Beach, FL
From Swamp to Village Wilton Manors, FL
2018 The Bag Project** Pompano Beach, FL
Our Natural World and Beyond Studio 18, Pembroke Pines, FL
2017 Serenity Gallery One, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Three Strands, One Thread Hollywood, FL
2016 Art of Association Lighthouse Center for the Arts,
Five by Five Boca Raton Museum of Art
The Art of Collaborative Art** Wilton Manors, FL
2015 Faculty Exhibit Boca Raton Museum of Art
Layered Stories Coconut Grove, FL
2014 Anne Kolb Nature Center* Hollywood, FL
Everglades National Park* Homestead, FL
2013 Lee Wagener Gallery* Ft. Lauderdale/ Hollywood Airport
Six Views in Fiber Coconut Grove Art Festival Gallery, Miami, FL
2012 Fresh Design** Florida Atlantic University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Juried
2023 Elegant Threads Lighthouse Art Center, Tequesta, FL
Not A Doll’s House Contemporary Art Modern Project, Miami, FL
American Denim Miami International Fine Arts Gallery
American Pen Women Skolnik Center, Pompano Beach
5th Annual Art and Stroll Business for the Arts Broward, Ft. Lauderdale
Florida Printmakers 2023 Biennial University of Miami Art Gallery
2022 In Search of Dreams: the Migrant Experience ;
Cultural Institute of Consulate General of Mexico, Miami
2021 Environmentally Engaged Florida CraftArt, St. Petersburg, FL
Diaspora Coral Springs Museum of Art
2020 Illuminations 2020 Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC
Contemporary Fiber in Florida Florida CraftArt Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
We’re All in this Together Box Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
Downsizing GalleRe, West Palm Beach FL
2019 Art and Soul Business for the Arts, Broward
2018 imPress Box Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
Pushing the Pull FAT Village Project Space
2017 Basel Broward Tom Rossetti Fine Art, Ft. Lauderdale
Cross Creek Rising Thomas Center Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2016 Piecing Together a Changing Planet Ellis Island National Monument Museum
Transgressing Traditions (SDA) Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
Flora and Fauna Box Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
Collaborations and Mixed Media Center for Creative Education, West Palm Beach
Art and Soul Business for the Arts, Broward
2015 At Home with Art Broward County Convention Center
Summer Heat Tom Rossetti Fine Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Art and Soul Business for the Arts, Broward
Inspired By….. Coral Springs Museum of Art
Collaborations Center for Creative Education, West Palm Beach
Piecing Together a Changing Planet Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell, MT
2014 Spectrum Miami
Piecing Together a Changing Planet Biscayne National Park
100% Pure Florida 5th Ave. Gallery, Melbourne, FL
Summer Heat Rossetti Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Florida in Fabric Ruth Funk Museum of Textile Art, Melbourne, FL
Impressions Bonnet House, Ft. Lauderdale
2013 Fiber Optics Gallery 1310, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2012 Made in Florida Lighthouse Art Center, Tequesta FL
SAQA in Florida Peabody Theatre, Daytona, FL
2010 Nature Revered St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, FL
2007 Handmade New World School of the Arts; Miami, FL
2003 All Media Juried Biennial; Hollywood Art and Culture Center;
2002 43rd Annual Hortt Memorial, Carone Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Group
2014-16 Various exhibits, N.A.W.A. Florida Armory Art Center, , Coral Spring Museum of Art; Northwood University
2014 National Association of Women Artists, N.A.W.A. Gallery, NYC
Parker Playhouse Art Gallery Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2012 Its Not All Black and White, ART SERVE, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2011 Florida Craftsmen Members Show St. Petersburg, FL
SMART Exhibit Florida Atlantic University, Ft. Lauderdale
2010 Portrait of the Inner-Self; Art Serve, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2 + 3 Group Exhibit, Crest Theatre, Delray, FL
Teaching/Other Professional Activities
Ongoing: Boca Raton Museum of Art and School (since 2014) (teen and adult classes, and demos)
Art in the Workplace, Business for the Arts, Broward (since 2012)
Pompano Cultural Arts venues
2023 Coral Springs Museum of Art
The Frank, Pembroke Pines
The Sample McDougald House, Pompano Beach
John Knox Village Retirement Community
Miami Dade College Hialeah Art Gallery
2022 The Frank Gallery and Studio 18, Pembroke Pines, Florida
Greater Ft. Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors
Temple Judea of Palm Beach Gardens Sisterhood
Coral Springs Museum of Art, Summer Teen program
Art and the Florida Environment- online lecture for Wynmoor Village Art group.
Community Engagement Workshops- Pompano Beach Cultural Arts
Lighthouse Center for the Arts, Tequesta, Florida
2021 Deliver the Dream online workshop
The History of Women in Art- online lecture for Boca Yacht Club Art Guild
2018 Armory Art Center
Women in the Visual Arts
Workshop at Studio 18, Pembroke Pines
2017 Fabric Printing, Florida CraftArt Gallery, St. Petersburg
2016 Ongoing Boca Museum
2015 Co-chair- Invoking the Muse exhibit at Coral Springs Museum of Art
Artist Encounter, IKEA, Sunrise
Team Building through Art, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL
Printmaking Workshop: Jaffe Center for Book Arts, Florida Atlantic University
Coral Springs Museum of Art
Artist Lecture: Quilting in the Pines and Gold Coast Quilt Guild
2014 Conservatory Prep High School
2012 Co-curator:” Fresh Design, Florida Atlantic University;
1980-2011 Art Educator for Broward County Schools (elementary through H.S)
2011 Teaching Artists workshop, Broward Cultural Division.
1998-2011 Clinical Educator for University Student Internships, Practicum and New Educators.
2006-2008 Human Relations Council Advisor, McArthur High School.
2006 Fine and Performing Arts Dept. Head, McArthur HS, Hollywood, Florida
2000 and 1982 Curriculum Writing Team/ Broward County Art Curriculum Guide
1996-1998 Steering Committee/ Broward County Regional Scholastic Art Exhibit.